Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE)
UK > England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Java SE skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Java SE over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 652 | 792 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +140 | -185 |
| Contract jobs citing Java SE | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | 0.018% | 0.010% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | 0.078% | 0.036% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £700 | £588 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £729 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +16.64% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £758 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | - | £729 | £621 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +17.49% | +3.42% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England
Java SE is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 7,458 | 11,526 | 19,187 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 20.23% | 23.07% | 26.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,308 | 8,536 | 14,406 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £463 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £563 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.22% | - | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £788 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 223 | 137 | 210 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.50 | £28.30 | £22.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £43.00 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £65.00 | £49.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.92% | +30.65% | +8.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £75.00 | £65.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £80.25 | £75.26 |
| UK median hourly rate | £46.84 | £65.00 | £49.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.94% | +30.65% | +10.56% |
Java SE
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Java SE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Java SE
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java SE in England.
Java SE
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java SE in England.